The theme for 2018 is all about the alliance of sport and radio as a force for civic participation and development as well as for celebrating humanity in its diversity. Radio and Sports build and unite communities, through the coverage of traditional and grassroots games, radio can reconnect people with their cultural heritage, promoting freedom of expression and diversity through cultural expression. Radio and Sports inspire participation and inclusion: sports coverage is hugely powerful in shaping norms and stereotypes about gender. Radio has the ability to challenge these norms, promoting a balanced coverage of men's and women's sports and fair portrayal of sportspeople irrespective of gender. Radio fosters goodwill and inspires humanity. Through greater coverage of sports for peace and development initiatives, the universal values of sports, peace, solidarity and tolerance are recognised and celebrated.

From New Zeland to Kenya, the publication, coordinated by Urszula Doliwa and Judith Purkarthofer aims at analyzing different development models of community radio from the journalistic, educational, indigenous and governance point of view.